The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) made the following appeal to its supporters at https://bdsmovement.net/puma-reform today: Sportswear manufacturer Puma is the new sponsor of the Israel Football Association (IFA). The company replaced Adidas following an international campaign that targeted Adidas’s IFA sponsorship due to the inclusion of teams based on …
UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) has banned Israel’s public broadcaster from airing its games to illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israel’s Public Broadcasting Corporation, Kan, won the rights to broadcast preliminary World Cup and European Championship games after it bid $5.8 million for the privilege last year. However, the …
215 Palestinian sports clubs have written to the Israel football Association’s new sponsor, Puma, urging it to ditch the IFA due to its sponsorship of illegal clubs based on stolen Palestinian land. This follows the jettisoning of the IFA by its former sponsor, Adidas, as reported last month. The text below is also available at …
The words “Free Palestine” and a giant Palestinian flag were displayed on a hillside visible from all over the city of Belfast. Near the ground where Israel was playing N. Ireland there was a powerful demonstration led by Unison members who waved Palestinian flags and lined the road. This video shows the action: http://youtu.be/eFZDo7r5AuI. N. Ireland won 3-0, which …
FIFA has imposed a fine and a 12 month ban on PFA President Jibril Rajoub, in the wake of his comments in the run-up to a friendly match between Israel and Argentina that was scheduled for 9 June. In the event Argentina pulled out of the match. FIFA’s prompt action in this case contrasts …
RCIR has sent the following letter to President Jim Shaw of the Irish FA. Dear Mr Shaw, We urge you to cancel your friendly match with the Israeli FA, in line with the call by The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel made to you on 27 July 2018. Palestinian football …
In a major victory for BDS, Adidas has dropped its sponsorship of the Israel Football Association. The following statement has been posted by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) at https://bdsmovement.net/news/team-justice-scores-adidas-no-longer-sponsoring-israel-football-association: The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel welcomes the news that Adidas is no …
Scottish PSC has written to the Scottish FA requesting that the mens senior team match with Israel scheduled for 20 November be cancelled. A petition has been launched; please sign: https://www.change.org/p/scottish-football-association-support-palestinian-rights?lang=en-GB The text of the letter is as follows: To Mr Alan McRae, President, The Scottish Football Association Ltd. Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY. Dear Mr McRae We are writing …
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